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College Sports and the Law<\/h1>\n
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Welcome to the College Sports and the Law section of FindLaw’s Education Law Center, with legal and practical information on the rules and regulations affecting college sports and student athletes. As with other aspects of post-secondary education, student athletics are subject to rules and regulations handed down by the institution in addition to state and local laws. And while student athletes who commit crimes are subject to the same consequences for their actions as non-athletes, schools usually have their own administrative rules pertaining to criminal charges. Other topics covered in this section include drug testing, the collective bargaining rights of student athletes, legal issues related to athletic scholarships, and more.<\/p>\n

Title IX and College Athletics<\/h2>\n

Title IX was added to the Civil Rights Act in 1972 in order to foster gender equality in educational programs, including financial aid and athletics. Basically, any public or private college or university that receives federal funding (most institutions fall into this category) must follow the rules promulgated by Title IX. Since college athletics programs are considered educational, they are subject to Title IX in the following ways:<\/p>\n